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Google Search Rankings Volatile, OpenAI Makes Sources Harder to Find

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Google experienced a notable ranking volatility spike over August 12–13, while OpenAI began hiding ChatGPT source links behind additional clicks.

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SERoundtable reports that Google Search results saw a spike in ranking volatility on August 12–13, with movement outside the typical day-to-day variance. Meanwhile, OpenAI is testing or rolling out a change to ChatGPT's interface that moves the sources button from the footer to a three-dot menu, making it less visible and requiring additional clicks—an update that could discourage users from verifying response sources.

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